HuffPo also once launched an Arabic site (HuffPostArabi). Quickly turned into a stream of Ikhwan propaganda. They later shut it down after countless pieces promoting radicalism. Looks like WaPo's Khashoggi crusade will inevitably end up going that route.

HuffPost Arabi was quietly shut down after it was exposed as a hate site rife with Islamism, sexism, bigotry, homophobia, anti-Semitism, etc. This is all that remains: huffpostarabi.com

WaPo has in recent weeks published Houthi terrorists, MB officials, Turkish regime officials, etc. Certainly an indicator that their Arabic website will unfortunately become fiercely anti-American and a platform for our enemies. Will also likely viciously attack our Arab allies

Total delusion here. Stephens becomes unhinged and places himself in a dystopian state in which Moscow is a superpower. Putin's Russia might be an authoritarian state, but it is not close to the powerful force for Communism that was presented by the USSR.

Also, quite odd that he is picking a big fight with Amb. Grenell, who has done so much good work in encouraging our European allies to push back more against Moscow. Stephens should direct his fire at our Euro allies like France and Germany, which continue to cozy up to Putin.

China spends 3-4x more than Russia on annual defense. They are the main threat. Russia is a struggling state with stagnant economy, declining population, poor infrastructure, etc. Hardly an up and coming global rival. China is the big threat into the future.

What many are missing in sharing report POTUS discussed the merits of leaving NATO:
-Turkey, which funds & arms terrorists, is a NATO member. What happens if Turkey invokes Article 5?
-We carry all the weight. Most NATO members have failed to contribute appropriate $ for defense.

Erdogan has considered invoking Article 5 to force action in Syria. Will same firefighting journalists/pundits/politicians demand we go to war for Turkey?

NATO played big role during the Cold War. Russia is not the threat it once was. Qs about NATO's usefulness are very fair.

Some prefer to live in a fantasy world where NATO allies are shouldering burden for collective defense. It's not the world we live in. Too many NATO allies, (Germany, France, etc) cozy up to Iran, Russia, then use NATO as shield to defend screwing us over. We need accountability.

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I have written a rather technical manual on the History of #Arabic that I use in my course each year. In light of the tremendous interest in the subject that I have found on Twitter, I've decided to make the latest version publicly available. academia.edu/s/9f006cc8ea/a…

The goal of this manual is to try to explain the development of the Arabic languages from #ProtoSemitic and their diversification. At the moment it deals primarily with phonology and morphology but future iterations will also treat syntax.

You can join the @academia session to discuss its contents and ask questions. Check back frequently because it is very much a work in progress and I add to it when I have time each year. I intend to keep it an open-access document so it can be used freely.

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